Acknowledgements
Introduction: Nationalism, Identity, and Community in Canada’s Holidays
Matthew Hayday & Raymond B. Blake
1. Taking it to the Streets: Negotiating National Identities in Montreal’s Parades, 1840-1880
Gillian I. Leitch
2. “Righteousness Exalteth the Nation”: Religion, Nationalism, and Thanksgiving Day in Ontario, 1859-1914
Peter A. Stevens
3. The Politics of Holiday-making: Legislating Victoria Day as a Perpetual Holiday in Canada, 1897-1901
Chris Tait
4. Promoting a “Sound Patriotic Feeling” in Canada through Empire Day, 1899-1957
Marcel Martel, Allison Ward, Joel Belliveau & Brittney Anne Bos
5. “One Flag, One Throne, One Empire?” Espousing and Replacing Empire Day in French Canada, 1899-1952
Joel Belliveau & Marcel Martel
6. Love the Empire, Love Yourself? Empire Day, Immigration, and the Role of Britishness in Anglo--‐Canadian Identity, 1920-1955
Brittney Anne Bos & Allison Marie Ward
7. From Armistice to Remembrance: The Continuing Evolution of Remembrance Day in Canada
Teresa Iacobelli
8. Dominion Day and the Rites of Regionalism in British Columbia, 1867-1937
Forrest D. Pass
9. Dominion Day in Britain, 1900–1919
Mike Benbough-Jackson
10. A Chinese Counterpart to Dominion Day: Chinese Humiliation Day in Interwar Canada (1924-1930)
Lianbi Zhu & Timothy Baycroft
11. Canada’s Day: Inventing a Tradition, Defining a Culture
Matthew Hayday
12. Dreams of a National Identity: Trudeau, Citizenship and Canada Day
Raymond B. Blake & Bailey Antonishyn
13. The Redundant “Dominion”: Refitting The National Fabric At Empire’s End
Stuart Ward
14. “Adieu le mouton, salut les Québécois!”: The Lévesque government and Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day Celebrations, 1976-1984
Marc-André Gagnon
15. The Rootedness of Acadian Neo-nationalism: The Changing Meaning of le 15 août, 1968-1982
Michael Poplyansky
16. Marketing the Maple Leaf: The Curious Case of National Flag of Canada Day
Richard Nimijean & L. Pauline Rankin
17. Conclusion
Matthew Hayday & Raymond B. Blake
Appendix: National Days and Holidays
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